[will_asouka]

> "I have a very clear message for Google, Bing, Yahoo and the rest. You have a duty to act on this – and it is a moral duty. If there are technical obstacles to acting on [search engines], don't just stand by and say nothing can be done; use your great brains to help overcome them.

>"You're the people who have worked out how to map almost every inch of the Earth from space; who have developed algorithms that make sense of vast quantities of information. Set your greatest brains to work on this. You are not separate from our society, you are part of our society, and you must play a responsible role in it."

Yeah, come on clever technical people. Get it sorted. We've decided you need to uninvent nuclear weapons as well please. Immediately.

What embarrassing ignorance from a major public figure.

[tomjen3]

Not only that but to have a politician lecture others on morality and duty. Such a hypocrit.

[disintermediate]

If the MPAA wants software to protect its outdated business model, it ought to pay for it itself, not lobby the gov to threaten tech firms.

This is about developing filters to prevent piracy. You'll see.

[will_asouka]

It's like he's a child asking Mummy and Daddy to bring his dead hamster back to life.